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LearnTrends: Personal Knowledge Management

Experiencing eLearning

This is related to the trust issue–I’m more likely to trust services that let me get my data out to back it up somewhere. As citizens, PKM is part of our social responsibility; we should be learning about issues together. What is effective for one person may not be for another. Important to have a data backup plan.

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Tool Set 2009

Tony Karrer

I'm hoping to address questions such as: How do you create a personal tool set or Personal Learning Environment (PLE) for yourself? Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective. The same tool and method can be highly effective for one person and not effective for others. What should be in your tool set?

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In person

Learning with e's

There has been a lot of talk recently about PLEs (Personal Learning Environments) and everyone it seems, wants to know what they are, what they contain, or if they will replace current institutional VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) or LMS (Learning Management System) provision. No one seems to be able to agree on what a PLE is.

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Informal Learning Technology

Tony Karrer

Downes, Theory of Learning Networks, 2004) PLE functions: aggregate remix repurpose feed forward It's interesting to see this perspective on the PLE where it is part of the Connectivism course and students are naturally motivated (or required) to share.

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Top 74 eLearning Posts from September 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

HOLD THE FRONT PAGE - PLE’s need Teachers - Learnadoodledastic , September 23, 2010 Call it a PLE if you like, to me it is connectivist learning. PLE - “My PLE is where I store all my “keys” to the network. Now the three have brought the issue to fruition, and an excellent one it is, exactly as I anticipated.

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Blogging: Five of the best

Learning with e's

That is one of the key reasons I believe blogging is a powerful method of professional engagement, and as Lawrence Lessig argues: "Blogging, a bit like forums, are spaces where people can congregate to share ideas, engage in dialogue over particular issues, and learn a great deal. Anatomy Of A PLE (>29,000 views) 9. Lessig, 2005, p.

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Learning with 'e's: The VLE sucks

Learning with e's

Funeral notices were issued during the Conference. Graham Attwell will probably talk the most sense, providing a real alternative - the PLE. This is an important issue folks. Tags: VLE PLE Wolverhampton ALT-C 2009 VLE is dead #VLEundead. Heated tirades and hissy fits were traded over the blogosphere for weeks beforehand.

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